Anna Santos, BS, RVT 

Anna graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science.  Shortly afterwards she began work at the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Hospital.  In 2003 Anna returned to school, at Athens Technical College, to future her education in veterinary science.  In 2006 she graduated from the veterinary technology program with an Associate’s degree in Applied Technology. After graduation Anna continued to work with the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital.  Through her many years of service for UGA Anna has worked in several areas of the teaching hospital including: small animal internal medicine, small animal surgery, neurology and small animal critical care.  Currently, Anna splits her time working with critical care patients, supervising the teaching hospital’s animal blood bank and managing the small animal treatment crew.  While Anna’s work concentrates mainly on small animal medicine she stays well rounded in large animal issues at home with 3 horses and several goats.  Of course, there are also 2 barn cats and 3 dogs. Anna lives on a small farm in Athens, Ga. with her husband of 10 years, Brian, and their three year old son, Zeb.

 

Melanie R. Parham, AAT RVT

Melanie is a 2003 graduate of the Athens Technical College Veterinary Technology program. After graduation, Melanie worked in private practice then at UGA. Currently she teaches at Athens Technical College in the Veterinary Technology Program. Melanie is also attending college online while working; finishing out her bachelor's degree in Veterinary Technology through St. Petersburg College's distance education program. Melanie is also a member of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) and the American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians (ASVDT). You may find her as a regular visitor to VSPN, VetMedTeam and the VLS forums as well as the moderator of many online groups pertaining to Veterinary Technology on Yahoo and Myspace. Melanie is married to a Law Enforcement Officer and has two younger children.

Kristal Wheeler, RVT

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Susan Stratton, RVT

  Susan Stratton has been working in the veterinary field since her first job at a private practice in Decatur in 1988.  She attended Berry College working towards an animal science degree and became an RVT in 2008.  Her career has led her to have a special interest in emergency critical care after working at an emergency hospital in Lawrenceville, and then becoming employed at  UGA in the Small Animal ICU in 1998.  She is still currently employed part time at the teaching hospital as a critical care nurse and also works part time at an up and coming referral practice in Watkinsville.  She currently lives in NE GA with her husband and 2 boys along with their ever growing menagerie of animals that include 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 geckos and a turtle. 

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Bob Storey, RVT

Bob Storey serves as veterinary technician, lab manager, and assistant research scientist in the parasitology research labs of Dr. Ray M. Kaplan at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.  Bob is also the FAMACHA^© program manager for North America.   He earned an AT from Gwinnett Technical College in veterinary technology, a BS from Georgia Tech in physics, and a MS from Georgia Tech in physics, as well as an AS from Gordon College in mathematics and an AA from NYU in photography.  Storey discovered his love for small ruminant medicine and parasitology after spending more than five years breeding purebred Toggenburg dairy goats and owning llamas.  He left his job with a Fortune 500 company to study veterinary technology, receiving both his VT degree as well as his RVT license (in Georgia) in 2007.  Storey joined Dr. Kaplan’s lab team immediately after graduation, bringing newly acquired veterinary skills, along with years of management and scientific research experience to the Kaplan team.   In three years, he has co-authored five professional publications, made 37 presentations at veterinary/professional conferences, trained hundreds of extension agents and producers in FAMACHA and SmartDrenching, as well as continued to maintain a small herd of Toggenburgs and one llama.   His current research includes anthelminitic resistance in small ruminants, novel approaches to parasite control, characterization of coccidians in camelids, equine parasite resistance, as well as involvement in studies on Mycoplasma haemolamae, and dose titration of moxidectin and morantel tartrate for llamas and alpacas.

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Lynn Jordan, RVT

Webmaster

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Melinda Vongkunthong, BS, RVT, RALAT

Melinda graduated from the University of Georgia with a dual degree in Animal and Dairy Sciences in 2008.  She started her career at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and has worked at a specialty referral practice and private practice.  She obtained licensure as a Registered Veterinary Technician in the state of Georgia in 2009, and is working for the United States Department of Agriculture, and has earned her Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification.   Her interests include small animal surgery and research.  In addition to being Webmaster for GVTAA, she is a member of National Association of Veterinary Technicians of America (NAVTA), American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), and the Southeastern American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SEAALAS).  Melinda is married and has two young children. 

Spring Conference Coordinator

Lynn Reece, RVT

Fall Conference Coordinator

Christy Chessman, BS, RVT

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